minnesota
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A Long and Windy Ride
A cold, windy spring ride around the Twin Cities at least yielded some nice shots.
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Minneapolis’ obsession with cars makes it impossible to drive them
Keep complaining, but they’re never going to plow your road if you insist on using it as your personal car storage lot.
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Long and Winding Roads (and Trails)
A couple weeks ago, I visited Carver Park Reserve on a whim. I walked the trails alone for a few hours and snapped a photo or two. I saw fewer than a dozen people during my visit, so I focused my shots on the landscape and the roads and trails winding through the park.
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Photography at the University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
A little over a week ago, my parents flew to Minnesota to see my wife in a ballet performance. I took the Friday before the show off work; and on the recommendation of a friend, took my parents to the University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. The Arboretum was recently named the top botanical garden in…
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Color and Monochrome in Taylors Falls
I took advantage of a free schedule yesterday with a trip to Stillwater, Minnesota. After breakfast at Oasis Cafe (highly recommended) and a stop in Valley Bookseller (also recommended), my friend and I decided to make the 30-mile drive north to Taylors Falls. The little town across the river from Wisconsin boasts some pretty challenging…
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Profiles + Silhouettes
I left work around noon today to enjoy the overdue spring weather in St. Paul. I biked home, read a book in the park, and finally grabbed my camera to stroll around Lowertown without a subject in mind. Before long I got a decent silhouette, so I decided to focus on capturing more profiles and…
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Nerstrand Big Woods State Park + Valley Grove Church
I drove an hour south of St. Paul yesterday to explore a Minnesota state park and take some photos. The sun had raised the temperature to just below freezing: the perfect weather for a hike. Still, I went prepared. Nerstrand-Big Woods State Park is a relatively small natural area (only 1,646 acres). The forest was once…
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Here come the Minnesota jokes…
Well, this isn’t what Minnesotans wanted to be known for… Hey @ForTheWin — here’s something you don’t see every day! Happened at tonight’s Minnesota United game. pic.twitter.com/DqdqexW1Vz — Ryan Shaver (@RShaverSports) July 21, 2016 Please, Sports Center, don’t put us on your Not Top 10. It’s bad enough that Digg has picked it up.
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Biking the East Coast
Now this sounds like something I might have to check out: The East Coast Greenway Alliance has been working since 1991 to connect the whole geography of the Atlantic seaboard with protected bike paths. So far, 850 miles of trail have been designated as Greenway. The project is about 31 percent complete, says Dennis Markatos-Soriano, the executive…
Timothy Pate 